Mrs. Mildred Mercer Kennedy, 95, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2024, at her home in Pink Hill surrounded by her family.

She is preceded in death by her spouse, Lester Kennedy.

A native of Duplin County, she was born on August 9, 1929 to the late John Rommie and Margie Sumner Mercer of Beulaville.

She leaves to cherish her memories: daughter, Dianne K. Hunter (Milton) of Wallace; sons, Jerry L. Kennedy (Dianne) of Pink Hill and Mike Kennedy (Teresa) of Beulaville; daughter, Shelia K. Heath (Terry) of Beulaville.

Mildred was blessed with a very large family of whom she loved dearly consisting of 9 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Grandchildren:

Kim
Tony
Jessica
Christy
Stephanie
Jennifer
Josh
Matthew
Leslie

Great Grandkids

Katelyn
Kaleigh
Alyssa
Dylan
Zachary
Andrew
Pippa
Nova
Justin
Brandon
Chris
Ryan
Holly
Brooke
Bryan
Olivia
Benjamin

Great Great Grands
Ellie
Sydney
Walker

She leaves behind a legacy to her family which totaled 44. She was also blessed with several special nieces and nephews who stopped by to check on her.

The family would like to thank the staff of Care Providers of Wilmington and ECU Home Health and Hospice for their devoted care to our loving mother.

Visitation:

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

6:00 until 8:00 PM

Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, NC

Funeral Service:

Thursday, October 17, 2024

11:00 AM

Community Funeral Home, Beulaville, NC

Interment:

East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville, NC

Community Funeral Home of Beulaville is honored to serve the Kennedy family.